Manifold sales-book.



G. MEFORT. MANIFOLD SALES BooK.

Patented Sept. 24, 1912.

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to employ a folded sheet which can be torn that it is very importantthat the numbers .following specification, and a preferred em- UNITESTATES PATENT OFFICE.

MEFORT, OF FREMONT, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE SIMPLE ACCOUNT SALES- GUSTAVEBOOK COMPANY, OF FREMONT, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

MANIFOLD SALES-BOOK.

Applicatinn led June 19, 1911. Serial No. 634,120.

and a corner of the associated tissue turned back. Fig. E2 is a similar'view of the book with the auxiliary cover folded over a portion of thepad. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a double sheet and itstissue, and Fig. 4 is an edge view of the gripping edge of the carbonsheet. l

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a pad, which is composed of aplurality of folded sheets and a plurality of sheets 2, which arepreferably made of tissue paper, or other similar material. Each of thefolded sheets comprises the sections 3 and 4, which fold one upon theother to form a shorter upwardly extending or top portion, the topsection 3 constituting the original or the one on which the writing isdone,

To all whom it may concern Be. it known that I, GUsTAvn MEronT, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Fremont, in the countyof Sandusky and have invented a certain new and useful anifoldSales-Book; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear.land exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to manifolding salesbooks of the type adapted forthe producing of two copies of an original entry. In the use of books ofthis character it is customary which is torn from the pad and fromsection 3 and delivered to the customer. The junction of the parts 3 and4 and the junction of the part 4 with its stub 4 are preferablyperforated or weakened in a suitable manner to enable the sheet to bemore readily torn at such points, as shown at 5 and 6, respectively.

One of the thin sheets 2 1s disposed between the sections 3, 4 of eachfolded sheet and the outer ends of the thin sheets 2 and the stubs 4 ofthe folded sheets are stapled or otherwise secured together in pad form,as shown.

The pad 1 is secured to the inner side of one of a pair of flexiblyconnected covers 7, preferably in a manner to enable it to be easilydisengaged therefrom,

form the book, one half constituting Vthe original to 4loe retained bythe cashier and the other half constituting a copy thereof to bedelivered to the customer, and also a tissue sheet, which corresponds innumber to the numbers appearing on the halves of the fol ed sheet andforms the copy of an entry hich is to be retained in the salesmans book.In the checking up of the cashiers and sa-lesmans copies it is evidenton like copies correspond. With the present forms of sales-books of thischaracter it is an easy matter to miss a tissue copy or to interpose twoinstead of one tissue copy between the halves of the double sheet, thusin 'either case preventing a proper correas is common spondence of thenumbers of the original in sales-books of this character. A flap andcopies. or separator 8, of preferably thin stiff material is flexiblyattached to the outer edge of the cover 7 to which the. pad is securedand adapted to fold over upon the section 3 of the folded sheet next tobe used to separate it from the used tissue sheets 2 to prevent anoffsetting of carbon from the last tissue sheet 2 upon the next sheetsection 3, when the book is closed. A further very important purpose ofthe, separator 8 is to facilitate a rapid opening of the book to thedesiredposition therein without thumbing `each of the used tissuesheetsJfor such purpose. It will be noted that the lower edge of thesub-cover 8 projects beyond the lower end of the pad 1 to permit agripping of the same when the book is closed The object of my inventionis the provi-y sion of an improved book of this character, which willreduce to a minimum the liability of missing a tissue copy when makingan entryl and which is also simple in its construction and operation andless expensive to manufacture than the books of this nature heretoforeused, thus enhancing the practicability and commercial value thereof.

The invention is fully described in the bodient thereof is illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in which,-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a salesbook embodying my inventionopened up, with the original of a folded sheet unfolded and the otherlsection constituting the'copy and section 4 of a set from a side edgethereupon the section Stof` a folded vsection 4 and tissue sheet of thenext set Q Locarno of carbon depositsfrom the under side of thepreceding tissue sheet 2 upon the face of the folded sheet section 3against which it would otherwise rest, and also t-o facilitate anopening of the back to the desired place.

It is apparent that I have very materially simplified the constructionof salesbooks of this character, as only one pad is and to facilitate anopening of such cover and a consequent throwing back of the used tissuesheets, as is apparent.

A double-transfer sheet 9 of carbon or other transfer paper is placedbetween the lower section 4 of a folded sheet and the tissue sheet 2which is disposed between the sections of such folded sheet. ITponwriting on the section 3, such writing is dupli cated upon the topsurface of the sections 4 and the under surface of-the t-issue sheet 2by the transfer sheet. rlhe transfensheet is intended to be insertedbetween a sheet 2 being secured together by a single securing means;andalso that the binding of a tissue sheet between the sections Tof eachfolded sheet simplilies the use of the book, which insures the making`of entries -upon the proper tissue and folded sheets. j

I wish it understood that'my invention is not limited to any specificconstruction or arrangement of the parts except in so far as suchlimitations are specified in the claim.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is l In a sales book, a back, a cover hingedlyconnected to one side of the back, a separator hingedly connected tothev opposite side of the back, -a pad comprising a plurality of sheetsfolded to form a long lower and a short upper section, a tissue sheetbetween the sections of the sheets having one end located adjacent tothe rfr ee end of the lower section, said just mentioned sheets beingfolded transversely of their-.length and being transversely weakenedvadjacent to the said end of the tissue sheet, the separator beingmovable to engage the uppermost short section ofthe folded sheets toseparate said section from the used tissue sheets all of "the firstmentioned sheets and all of the 'tissue sheets being connected together,at the free ends ofthe lower sections ofthe lirst mentioned sheets andthe adjacent ends of the tissue sheets to form a pad.

In testimony whereof, I have here-unto signed my nameV to thisspecification in'the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

1 GUSTAVE MEFOR-T. Witnesses of, and to facilitate a gripping of a sideedge portion of the transfer sheet during a shifting of the positionthereof and alsov to prevent an osetting ofthe carbon on such sheet uponthe fingers, one side edge portion thereof is faced on both sides withstrips 10 of a stid nature, such, for instance, as cardboard. -v

Before' entering an order or other data sheet the transfer sheet 9 isinserted between the lower section 4 of such folded sheet and theassociated tissue sheet 2, thus causing a facsimile of the writing rupon# the section 3 to be impressed upon the upper surface of theattached section 4 and the under surface of the tissue sheet 2. Thisbeing done the salesman or person using the book turns the section?, ofthe folded sheet back to the position shown in Fig. l and then pullslateryally upon such sheet to vtear kthe same from its stub along theweakened line 6, as is apparent, after which the original section 3 isretained by the cashier 'and the duplicate section 4 is delivered to thecustomer. The salesman then turns the tissue sheet 2 upon which theduplicate record has'just been made back upon the other used tissuesheets and places the transfer sheet 9 between the ready for thev notingof a subsequent order upon such set. .Before closing the book theseparator 8 -is foldedover upon the folded sheet next to be used tospace lthe. used tissue C. W. OWEN,

sheets 2 therefrom to prevent an offsetting M. Q. OPPENHEIM.

employed, the tissue sheets and folded sheets

